A "Wordle" created from the characteristics of an excellent teacher you suggested on last week's survey.
A teaching rationale or philosophy is a way for you to "sum up" your views on education and how you plan to allow these beliefs to influence your teaching. The graphic above was constructed from your survey answers about the characteristics of excellent teachers. You will have several opportunities to revise these pages throughout the year.
Resources for Developing a Teaching Rationale or Philosophy
EDUC667 Wiki - This wiki page created in a University of Delaware (I think) course includes several links to pages that provide good overviews to the task of writing a teaching philosophy. There are also several drafts of philosophies written by the students were were taking the class.
Science Teaching Rationales - Class of 2010
A "Wordle" created from the characteristics of an excellent teacher you suggested on last week's survey.
A teaching rationale or philosophy is a way for you to "sum up" your views on education and how you plan to allow these beliefs to influence your teaching. The graphic above was constructed from your survey answers about the characteristics of excellent teachers. You will have several opportunities to revise these pages throughout the year.
Resources for Developing a Teaching Rationale or Philosophy
- EDUC667 Wiki - This wiki page created in a University of Delaware (I think) course includes several links to pages that provide good overviews to the task of writing a teaching philosophy. There are also several drafts of philosophies written by the students were were taking the class.
- You can also look back at last year's teaching philosophy statements.
- Teaching Philosophies from around the web:
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